Freedmen's

4.3

80 Reviews

$30 and under

Barbecue

A laid back whisey lounge and smokehouse, serving retro cocktails in an historic building. Freedmen�s in Austin, Texas offers the best of flavor and service. Popular menu items include the smoked beets, beef brisket, house-made sausage,smoked turkey breast, pork spare ribs, jalapeno cheddar grits and more.

Freedmen�s has over 180 whiskeys, a variety of wines, and local beer. Save room for the smoked banana pudding!

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Barbecue, Contemporary American, Southern
Hours of operation
Closed Mondays Tuesday & Wednesday: 11:00am - 10:00pm Thursday - Saturday: 11:00am - 10:00am Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm (Brunch until 3:00pm)
Phone number
(512) 434-0334
Website
http://www.freedmensbar.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Evan LeRoy
Private party facilities
http://www.freedmensbar.com/pdfs/freedmens_event_menu.pdf
Private party contact
Myria Free: (512) 762-6989

Location
2402 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX 78705
Neighborhood
Old West Austin
Cross street
W. 24th St.
Parking details
Parking lot in rear, accessible from alley off of 24th, between Leon and San Gabriel. Please do not park in the 7-11 parking lot beside our building. <br />
Public transit
North and South bound bus stop on northwest corner of 24th and San Gabriel.
Entertainment
Live music by local musicians every Tuesday beginning at 7PM.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 80 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.1Service
4.3Ambience

Noise • Moderate

80 Reviews

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LisaRiverWalk
San Francisco
96 reviews
4.0
96 reviews
Dined on August 14, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
By evening, some of the Freedman's signature dishes were already gone. Wonderful food, great front porch. Definitely worth going and going again.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 2, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The server was great -brought a bowl of water for Daisy moved us to a table with an umbrella Great food -I live in Houston -I will travel back to dine at Freedman's
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hwy61trvlr
Austin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 27, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Visiting our kids who recently relocated to Austin. We wanted brunch, they wanted bar (I wanted barbecue). Got all that, plus a dig friendly patin. The food was exceptional. The brisket a master work! The drinks superb! The service terrific! The desserts a marvel!!!! Long live Freedmen's!
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ChristyK
Austin
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
There's good BBQ in this town and there's great BBQ in this town. Freedmen's is definitely in the latter category. I understand not wanting to settle for mediocre BBQ when there are some very good options in town. What I don't understand is why anyone would wait in a 3 hour line when the food at Freedmen's is just as good (actually, better, in my opinion) as the other place that starts with an F. Sides at BBQ restaurants aren't usually my favorite, but anyone who even remotely likes beets will be blown away by the roasted beets with gruyere cheese. Also, the German potatoes are much more flavorful than your typical potato salad. The brisket has an amazing crust and is super tender. The ribs (both pork and beef) fall right off the bone.
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Billymac
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 18, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We are from australia and have been touring the southern states for 5 weeks. We were given a recommendation by family I'm Australia who knew a blogger in the states. We booked online for six people for 7pm dinner. We arrived on time and were shown straight to our table by attentive staff. They advised that some small items were not available but that didn't deter us and we duly ordered brisket, ribs, pulled pork dishes and various accompaniments. All the food arrived in a short while and was excellent. The waiter,Garrett, was excellent and was very prompt and had an excellent knowledge of all food and drinks. We had a great time and cannot speak highly enough of the place. It was the best food and service we had on our entire trip!
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foodieee
San Antonio
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 13, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food that we got the chance to eat at Freedmen's was AMAZING! We got there for a 9pm reservation because that's all that was available and were told there were 6lbs of briscuit, 1/4 of pulled pork and a few sides. By the time the waitress came to get our order all the meat was gone except enough for 2 chopped beef sandwiches :( It was disappointing because we were really excited to try all they had but didn't get the chance. The old fashions and the chopped sandwiches we AMAZING and on point!! The waitress was kind enough to comp our sandwiches since they ran out which was very nice of her. We will definitely be back (and early this time!!) to try the rest of their menu! I recommend the macaroni and cheese side also :)
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KatL
Austin
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 10, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
All we can says is it's better than Franklins! Hand down everytime it's just better!! Oh and the gin and tonic is outstanding!
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david
Austin
30 reviews
5.0
30 reviews
Dined on July 2, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This place has the best brisket in town in my opinion, and I love the whiskey specials.
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DineOMite
Cleveland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 24, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
...in Central Austin, without standing in line, this is your place! Great food, a building almost as old as the dirt it's standing on, and friendly service.
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HappyHourHappyLife
Austin
15 reviews
3.0
15 reviews
Dined on June 15, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Celebrated Father's day with BBQ. We had never been before and it was overall pretty good althoughout we had to sit outside and it was rather hot and a bit windy. I wouldn't say this is a great place to bring your entire family (i.e. Kids).
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2402 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX 78705

Additional information

Cross street
W. 24th St.
Neighborhood
Old West Austin
Hours of operation
Closed Mondays Tuesday & Wednesday: 11:00am - 10:00pm Thursday - Saturday: 11:00am - 10:00am Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm (Brunch until 3:00pm)
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Barbecue, Contemporary American, Southern
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Parking lot in rear, accessible from alley off of 24th, between Leon and San Gabriel. Please do not park in the 7-11 parking lot beside our building. <br />
Public transit
North and South bound bus stop on northwest corner of 24th and San Gabriel.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Evan LeRoy
Entertainment
Live music by local musicians every Tuesday beginning at 7PM.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.freedmensbar.com/
Phone number
(512) 434-0334
Private party facilities
http://www.freedmensbar.com/pdfs/freedmens_event_menu.pdf
Private party contact
Myria Free: (512) 762-6989

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